IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY MAY NOT COME

In today's TORONTO STAR, Jim Proudfoot reports that "Unless
sanity prevails, Toronto will end up with three new arenas by the
end of the century -- in addition to the SkyDome." There has
been discussion on building an arena for the NBA's Raptors, and a
new venture for the Maple Leafs. The third building would be
"the one Michael Cohl and Bill Ballard will erect at Exhibition
Place, a home for Concert Productions extravaganzas." According
to a city's financier, "The only proposition that makes sense
finds the new basketball team joining forces with Maple Leaf
Gardens in putting up a building that can accommodate hockey as
well." The Raptors will play in the SkyDome until their own
stadium is completed (9/22).